2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in November 2020 and ended with the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2021.^[1]

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Erie Insurance Arena in Erie was the site for the 2021 Frozen Four (Women)
NCAA tournament	2021
National championship	Erie Insurance Arena Erie, Pennsylvania
NCAA champion	Wisconsin
Patty Kazmaier Award	Aerin Frankel (Northeastern)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Polls

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

Standings

2020–21 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference Regular Season								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Penn State†	20	16	2	2	34	70	29		21	16	3	2	72	32
#10 Robert Morris*	19	11	7	1	23	53	38		25	16	8	1	71	45
Mercyhurst	17	10	6	1	21	48	34		18	10	7	1	50	37
Syracuse	15	8	6	1	17	45	28		22	12	9	1	67	39
Lindenwood	16	2	13	1	5	24	56		17	2	14	1	24	62
RIT	15	1	14	0	2	9	64		16	1	15	0	9	68
Championship: March 6, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2020–21 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Colgate † *	14	10	4	0	29	34	19		23	15	7	1	61	41
St. Lawrence	13	6	7	0	18	23	23		13	6	7	0	30	37
Clarkson	11	3	8	0	11	15	22		19	8	10	1	54	45
Quinnipiac	10	5	5	0	11	18	26		16	10	6	0	62	30
Brown	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Cornell	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Dartmouth	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Harvard	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
RPI	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Union	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Yale	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Championship: March 10, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

2020–21 NEWHA standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Franklin Pierce	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
LIU	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Post	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Sacred Heart	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Saint Anselm	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Saint Michael's	0	–	–	–	–	–	–		0	–	–	–	–	–
Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2020–21 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Wisconsin † *	16	12	3	1	0	36	62	25		21	17	3	1	79	33
#4 Minnesota-Duluth	16	11	5	0	0	34	50	23		23	12	7	0	55	33
#3 Ohio State	16	11	5	0	0	32	42	32		20	13	7	0	56	42
#6 Minnesota	19	11	7	0	1	36	62	40		20	11	8	1	65	45
Minnesota State	20	7	12	1	0	20	38	56		20	7	12	1	38	56
St. Cloud State	19	6	12	1	0	18.5	32	62		19	6	12	1	32	62
Bemidji State	20	2	16	2	1	12.5	24	72		20	2	16	2	24	72
Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

2020–21 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Northeastern † *	19	17	1	1	51	80	13		25	22	2	1	104	21
#7 Boston College	18	14	4	0	40	56	32		20	14	6	0	58	40
#8 Providence	17	10	6	1	32	43	34		21	12	8	1	50	46
Vermont	10	6	4	0	17	26	18		11	6	5	0	27	21
#7 Boston University	11	6	5	0	18	22	20		12	6	6	0	25	24
UConn	18	8	9	1	28	38	34		20	9	10	1	44	37
Maine	16	7	8	1	24	24	27		18	8	9	1	27	29
New Hampshire	20	6	13	1	20	39	55		22	7	14	1	42	62
Holy Cross	19	4	14	1	13	29	73		20	4	15	1	29	76
Merrimack	16	1	15	0	3	13	64		16	1	15	0	13	64
Championship: March 8, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 20, 2021.^[2]

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Alina Müller	Junior	Northeastern	25	12	26	38
Daryl Watts	Senior	Wisconsin	21	19	17	36
Kiara Zanon	Freshman	Penn State	21	10	20	30
Skylar Fontaine	Senior	Northeastern	25	14	16	30
Lexi Templeman	Senior	Robert Morris	25	7	23	30
Chloé Aurard	Junior	Northeastern	25	16	12	28
Sophie Shirley	Junior	Wisconsin	21	12	13	25
Grace Zumwinkle	Senior	Minnesota	20	17	7	24
Abby Moloughney	Junior	Syracuse	22	9	14	23
Élizabeth Giguère	Senior	Clarkson	19	9	14	23

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.^[2]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Aerin Frankel	Senior	Northeastern	23	1405:47	20	2	1	19	9	.965	0.81
Josie Bothun	Freshman	Penn State	21	1253:38	16	3	2	30	4	.944	1.44
Tia Chan	Freshman	UConn	10	603:27	4	5	1	15	2	.947	1.49
Loryn Porter	Senior	Maine	18	1085:13	8	9	1	27	1	.954	1.49
Emma Söderberg	Junior	Minnesota Duluth	19	1114:21	12	7	0	29	6	.944	1.56

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

	National Quarterfinals March 15 & March 16					National Semifinals March 18					National Championship March 20
	1	Northeastern	5
		Robert Morris	1
						1	Northeastern	3*
							Minnesota-Duluth	2
	4	Colgate	0
		Minnesota-Duluth	1*
											1	Northeastern	1
											2	Wisconsin	2*
	3	Ohio State	3
		Boston College	1
						3	Ohio State	2
						2	Wisconsin	4
	2	Wisconsin	3
		Providence	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

WCHA Award^[3]^[4] Recipient Player of the Year Daryl Watts, Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Year Daryl Watts, Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Year Ashton Bell, Minnesota–Duluth Rookie of the Year Jamie Nelson, Minnesota State Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Mak Langei, Bemidji State Scoring Champion Daryl Watts, Wisconsin Goaltending Champion Emma Soderberg, Minnesota–Duluth Coach of the Year Mark Johnson, Wisconsin All-WCHA Teams^[5] First Team   Position   Second Team Emma Söderberg, Minnesota–Duluth G Andrea Braendli, Ohio State Ashton Bell, Minnesota–Duluth D Emily Brown, Minnesota Grace Bowlby, Wisconsin D Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin Daryl Watts, Wisconsin F Gabbie Hughes, Minnesota–Duluth Sophie Shirley, Wisconsin F Nicole Schammel, Minnesota Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota F Anna Klein, Minnesota–Duluth Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Kennedy Blair, Wisconsin G Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State Sophie Jaques, Ohio State D Josey Dunne, Minnesota Madeline Wethington, Minnesota D Riley Brengman, Ohio State Madison Bizal, Ohio State D – Britta Curl, Wisconsin F Jenna Buglioni, Ohio State Brette Pettet, Wisconsin F Abbey Murphy, Minnesota Tatum Skaggs, Ohio State F Jamie Nelson, Minnesota State

CHA Award^[6] Recipient Player of the Year Kiara Zanon, Penn State Rookie of the Year Kiara Zanon, Penn State Defenseman of the Year Jessica DiGirolamo, Syracuse Defensive Forward of the Year Abby Moloughney, Syracuse Goaltender of the Year Josie Bothun, Penn State Sportsmanship Award Natalie Heising, Penn State Coach of the Year Jeff Kampersal, Penn State CHA All-Conference Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Josie Bothun, Penn State G Allison Small, Syracuse Jessica Adolfsson, Penn State D Izzy Heminger, Penn State Jessica DiGirolamo, Syracuse D Rachel Marmen, Mercyhurst Natalie Heising, Penn State F Sara Boucher, Mercyhurst Lexi Templeman, Robert Morris F Abby Moloughney, Syracuse Kiara Zanon, Penn State F Alexa Vasko, Mercyhurst Rookie Team   Position   – Josie Bothun, Penn State G – Hannah Johnson, Syracuse D – Lyndie Lobdell, Penn State D – Sara Boucher, Mercyhurst F – Olivia Wallin, Penn State F – Kiara Zanon, Penn State F –

WHEA Award^[7] Recipient Cammi Granato Award (Player of the Year) Aerin Frankel, Northeastern Alina Mueller, Northeastern Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year Jessie McPherson, Vermont Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Olivia Kilberg,^[8] Vermont Hockey East Best Defensive Forward Award Lindsey Dumond,^[9] New Hampshire Hockey East Coach of the Year Dave Flint, Northeastern Scoring Champion Alina Mueller, Northeastern Women's Hockey East All-Star Teams^[10]^[11] First Team   Position   Second Team Aerin Frankel, Northeastern G Loryn Porter, Maine Cayla Barnes, Boston College D Brooke Hobson, Boston University Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern D Maude Poulin-Labelle, Vermont Chloé Aurard, Northeastern F Jesse Compher, Boston University Kelly Browne, Boston College F Sara Hjalmarsson, Providence Alina Mueller, Northeastern F Ida Kuoppala, Maine Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Sandra Abstreiter, Providence G Tia Chan, UConn – G Jessie McPherson, Vermont Lauren DeBlois, Providence D Brooke Becker, Providence Antonia Matzka, Holy Cross D Claire Tyo, Providence Hannah Bilka, Boston College F Jada Habisch, UConn Maureen Murphy, Northeastern F Nicole Kelly, New Hampshire Natalie Snodgrass, UConn F Gaby Roy, Boston College – F Millie Sirum, Holy Cross

ECAC Award Recipient Player of the Year^[12] Danielle Serdachny, Colgate Best Forward^[13] Danielle Serdachny, Colgate Best Defenseman^[14] Tanner Gates, Colgate Rookie of the Year^[15] Kayle Osborne, Colgate Goaltender of the Year^[16] Lucy Morgan, Colgate Coach of the Year^[17] Greg Fargo, Colgate All-ECAC Teams^[18]^[19] First Team   Position   Rookie Team Lucy Morgan, St. Lawrence G Kayle Osborne, Colgate Tanner Gates, Colgate D Kristina Bahl, St. Lawrence Nicole Gosling, Clarkson D Nicole Gosling, Clarkson – D Kendall Cooper, Quinnipiac Julia Gosling, St. Lawrence F Kalty Kaltounkova, Colgate Caitrin Lonergan, Clarkson F Olivia Mobley, Quinnipiac Danielle Serdachny, Colgate F –

Patty Kazmaier Award Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists^[20]^[21] Player Position School Aerin Frankel Goaltender Northeastern Daryl Watts Forward Wisconsin Top Three Grace Zumwinkle Forward Minnesota Top Three Skylar Fontaine Defense Northeastern Élizabeth Giguère Forward Clarkson Caitrin Lonergan Forward Clarkson Emma Maltais Forward Ohio State Alina Mueller Forward Northeastern Sophie Shirley Forward Wisconsin Kiara Zanon Forward Penn State

AHCA Coach of the year AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists^[22]^[23] Coach School Dave Flint Northeastern Maura Crowell Minnesota–Duluth Greg Fargo Colgate Mark Johnson Wisconsin Jeff Kampersal Penn State Nadine Muzerall Ohio State

All-America teams

First team^[24]		Second team
Player	School	Player	School
Aerin Frankel	Northeastern	Emma Soderberg	Minnesota–Duluth
Skylar Fontaine	Northeastern	Chloe Aurard	Northeastern
Alina Mueller	Northeastern	Danielle Serdachny	Colgate
Daryl Watts	Wisconsin	Grace Zumwinkle	Minnesota
Grace Bowlby	Wisconsin	Kiara Zanon	Penn State
Danielle Serdachny	Colgate	Ashton Bell	Minnesota–Duluth

All-USCHO.com teams

First team^[25]		Second team		Third team
Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Alina Mueller	Northeastern	Chloe Aurard	Northeastern	Anna Klein	Minnesota–Duluth
Danielle Serdachny	Colgate	Caitrin Lonergan	Clarkson	Emma Maltais	Ohio State
Daryl Watts	Wisconsin	Grace Zumwinkle	Minnesota	Sophie Shirley	Wisconsin
Ashton Bell	Minnesota–Duluth	Grace Bowlby	Wisconsin	Sophie Jaques	Ohio State
Skylar Fontaine	Northeastern	Cayla Barnes	Boston College	Emily Curlett	Robert Morris
Aerin Frankel	Northeastern	Emma Soderberg	Minnesota–Duluth	Loryn Porter	Maine

HCA Awards

• Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goalie of the Year 2021^[26]

November

• Gaby Roy, Boston College, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (November 2020) ^[27]
• Lauren Bench, Minnesota, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (November 2020) ^[28]

December

January

• Aerin Frankel, WHCA National Goaltender of the Month, January 2021

February

• Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, WHCA National Goaltender of the Month, February 2021 ^[29]
• Alina Mueller, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (February 2021) ^[29]
• Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (February 2021) ^[29]

March

• Daryl Watts, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (March 2021):^[30]
• Makenna Webster, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (March 2021)
• Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (March 2021)

References

1. "NCAA Division I women's hockey tournament". USCHO.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
2. "Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2020-2021 Stats". USCHO.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
3. "WCHA Announces 2020-21 Individual Awards". wcha.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
4. "Wisconsin's Daryl Watts Named 2020-21 WCHA Player of the Year, Presented by Sterling Trophy". wcha.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
5. "WCHA Announces 2020-21 All-League Teams, Presented By Sterling Trophy". wcha.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
6. "College Hockey America Honors 2020-21 Regular Season Award Recipient". chawomenshockey.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
7. "Aerin Frankel and Alina Mueller Named Co-Players of the Year". hockeyeastonline.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
8. Release, Press (2021-02-25). "Kilberg and McPherson Receive Season-Long Recognition from Hockey East". uvmathletics.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
9. Release, Press (2021-02-26). "Dumond, Kelly Receive Hockey East Annual Awards". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
10. "Women's Hockey East Names 2020-21 All-Star Teams". hockeyeastonline.com. February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
11. "Hockey East Names Women's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". hockeyeastonline.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
12. "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
13. . ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
14. "Tanner Gates Named ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
15. "Kayle Osborne Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
16. "Lucy Morgan Named MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
17. "Greg Fargo Named ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
18. "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League Selections". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
19. "ECAC Hockey Announces All Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
20. "Ten Finalists Named for 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
21. "Aerin Frankel Named 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner". pattykaz.com. March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
22. "2020-21 Division I Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
23. "Northeastern's Dave Flint is 2021 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". ahcahockey.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
24. "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
25. "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
26. "Aerin Frankel Named Women's College Hockey Goalie of the Year". nuhuskies.com. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
27. "News from the Hockey Commissioners Association: Weissbach, Roy Lead Initial HCA Monthly Honorees" (PDF). hockeyeastonline.com. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
28. "MINNESOTA'S LAUREN BENCH HONORED AS NATIONAL GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH". wcha.com. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
29. "Northeastern's Mueller, Frankel, Wisconsin's Eden tabbed HCA women's hockey award winners for February". uscho.com. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
30. "LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-15.